Suppose $a, b, c$ are three distinct real numbers. Let $P(x) = \frac{(x-b)(x-c)}{(a-b)(a-c)} + \frac{(x-c)(x-a)}{(b-c)(b-a)} + \frac{(x-a)(x-b)}{(c-a)(c-b)}$. When simplified,$P(x)$ becomes:

  • A
    $1$
  • B
    $x$
  • C
    $\frac{x^2+(a+b+c)(ab+bc+ca)}{(a-b)(b-c)(c-a)}$
  • D
    $0$

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